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Find the interquartile range for the following two data sets and compare them.
Test Scores for Class
A
69; 96; 81; 79; 65; 76; 83; 99; 89; 67; 90; 77; 85; 98; 66; 91; 77; 69; 80; 94
Test Scores for Class
B
90; 72; 80; 92; 90; 97; 92; 75; 79; 68; 70; 80; 99; 95; 78; 73; 71; 68; 95; 100
Class A
Order the data from smallest to largest.
IQR = 90.5 – 72.5 = 18
Class B
Order the data from smallest to largest.
IQR = 93.5 – 72.5 = 21
The data for Class B has a larger IQR , so the scores between Q 3 and Q 1 (middle 50%) for the data for Class B are more spread out and not clustered about the median.
Fifty statistics students were asked how much sleep they get per school night (rounded to the nearest hour). The results were:
| AMOUNT OF SLEEP PER SCHOOL NIGHT (HOURS) | FREQUENCY | RELATIVE FREQUENCY | CUMULATIVE RELATIVE FREQUENCY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 5 | 5 | 0.10 | 0.14 |
| 6 | 7 | 0.14 | 0.28 |
| 7 | 12 | 0.24 | 0.52 |
| 8 | 14 | 0.28 | 0.80 |
| 9 | 7 | 0.14 | 0.94 |
| 10 | 3 | 0.06 | 1.00 |
Find the 28 th percentile . Notice the 0.28 in the "cumulative relative frequency" column. Twenty-eight percent of 50 data values is 14 values. There are 14 values less than the 28 th percentile. They include the two 4s, the five 5s, and the seven 6s. The 28 th percentile is between the last six and the first seven. The 28 th percentile is 6.5.
Find the median . Look again at the "cumulative relative frequency" column and find 0.52. The median is the 50 th percentile or the second quartile. 50% of 50 is 25. There are 25 values less than the median. They include the two 4s, the five 5s, the seven 6s, and eleven of the 7s. The median or 50 th percentile is between the 25 th , or seven, and 26 th , or seven, values. The median is seven.
Find the third quartile . The third quartile is the same as the 75 th percentile. You can "eyeball" this answer. If you look at the "cumulative relative frequency" column, you find 0.52 and 0.80. When you have all the fours, fives, sixes and sevens, you have 52% of the data. When you include all the 8s, you have 80% of the data. The 75 th percentile, then, must be an eight . Another way to look at the problem is to find 75% of 50, which is 37.5, and round up to 38. The third quartile, Q 3 , is the 38 th value, which is an eight. You can check this answer by counting the values. (There are 37 values below the third quartile and 12 values above.)
Forty bus drivers were asked how many hours they spend each day running their routes (rounded to the nearest hour). Find the 65 th percentile.
| Amount of time spent on route (hours) | Frequency | Relative Frequency | Cumulative Relative Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 12 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| 3 | 14 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 4 | 10 | 0.25 | 0.90 |
| 5 | 4 | 0.10 | 1.00 |
The 65 th percentile is between the last three and the first four.
The 65 th percentile is 3.5.
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Using the data from the frequency table, we have:
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